Around the Web #6: Jesus is not a Legend

Saints and Sceptics

Of all the horrible memes, the most horrible is the meme that there is some doubt over the existence of Jesus. It comes in many forms: the “Jesus Myth” and the” Multiple Jesus” hypothesis are perhaps the most popular. Proclaiming themselves to be enlightened and educated, many “New Atheists” have joined ranks with astrologers and the Flat Earth society.

The meme is horrible because to believe it one must be wilfully blind to the methods of historical study. To abandon history is to lose sight of our identity and to lose all hope of wisdom. It is immoral, because if we can rewrite history on a whim we can absolve Hitler of guilt for the Holocaust or devote ourselves to racist myths.